Equities venture up after US stocks closed mixed - 11.8.2025

The Dollar strengthening has halted presently. The live dollar index data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, rose 0.17% on Friday.

GBP/USD slowed its climbing while EUR/USD reversed its advancing on Friday. Euro is higher against the dollar currently while Pound is little changed. AUD/USD slowed its climbing while USD/JPY reversed its sliding on Friday with the Australian dollar lower against the Greenback currently and the yen higher.

US stock indexes futures are mixed currently after Wall Street  closed up on Friday. The three main stock benchmarks recorded daily gains in a range from 0.5% to 1.0% led by tech shares as Nasdaq posted a second straight all-time high.

European stock index futures are mixed today after closing marginally higher on Friday while defense shares declined amid reports US-Russia plan to stop Ukraine war with a potential agreement that would allow Russia to occupy the territory it took during its invasion of Ukraine. Asian stock indexes futures are mixed currently with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index leading losses ahead of end to US-China tariff truce due to expire tomorrow.

Brent is extending losses currently. Prices ended marginally lower on Friday amid reports presidents Trump and Putin were aiming to reach a deal to halt the war in Ukraine that would lock in Russia’s occupation of territory seized during its military invasion. US West Texas Intermediate WTI futures ended little changed and are lower currently. Brent lost 0.2% to $66.59 a barrel on Friday.